evening binging

The after dinner eating is a problem for me. Had it in check for a while but now it's back. If you've got some suggestions I'd love to hear them.

Thanks,

Eric

I'm going to send everyone here a friend request! I'm struggling with this too... trying desperately to stay on track and looking for lots of support!

I have a problem with binge eating at night after the hubby and kids go to bed. I will even sometime eat in the middle of the night if I get up with one of my kids, but I don't do it like I use to. Feel free to add me as a friend

I too am a terrible binger. I am pretty good all day and then it all goes to h*ll. I figure if I even go over by 10 cals I am over so I may as well make it count and I can't stop myself. Last night was so bad I stopped logging. Would LOVE to be able to beat this.

That's interesting. My Dr. is very holistic, and she first suggested getting allergens and food sensitivities out of my diet. Getting rid of wheat was like stopping an addiction. It was very hard. First I substituted wheat products for gluten free equivalents, then I continued to binge right along at night for a while. Soon, I noticed I just wasn't doing it much anymore, and I sort of quit buying and eating cookies and other substitutes, and it actually became easy. I rarely make some gluten free cookies, and have an occasional candy, but that's it, now. This process has taken since 4/28/13. Weight did not fall off me, but sticking to my diet is easier. I keep a symptom journal because I feel good, and then cheat. I have to go back and read my notes on why I never want to eat that stuff again. Just for the record, I am also allergic to turkey, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, nuts, chocolate, and other stuff :-(

Good to know we're not alone. Night binging has always been a problem and after staying on track for 7 months my first backslide was after-dinner cravings. It seems like once I run out of other things to do with my hands they just keep trying to grab food. I'm going to try the pre-prepped veggies but I need to find some more lo-cal, diabetic friendly snacks. I think part of the relapse was just tastebud burnout. A little variety and a routine shake-up seem in order. Good job and good luck everyone!!

Good to know we're not alone. Night binging has always been a problem and after staying on track for 7 months my first backslide was after-dinner cravings. It seems like once I run out of other things to do with my hands they just keep trying to grab food. I'm going to try the pre-prepped veggies but I need to find some more lo-cal, diabetic friendly snacks. I think part of the relapse was just tastebud burnout. A little variety and a routine shake-up seem in order. Good job and good luck everyone!!

Maybe this will help choosing foods that will satisfy your cravings in a balanced, thoughtful way, from deepak again.
Looking for foods that are nourishing your body without overdoing how much you eat:

SWEET - nurturing yourself or nauseating yourself if eat too much (milk protein 2% milk)
SALTY - enthusiasm or aggravating if too much (water rich foods like watermelon)
SOUR - stimulating or critical if too much (lemons, berries)
BITTER - strength or resentment if too much (broccoli, peppers, spinach, raw vegys at each meal)
ASTRIHGENT - dry wit or cynical, skeptical (add pomegranate, cranberries to water, salad, yogurt)
PUNGENT - passion, spice of life - or hostility,
to calm - choose from sweet sour, salt
to cool - choose from bitter sweet astringent
to stimulate, bitter punch astringent

I am finding meaningful info from Deepak and might get his new book. Hope this helps.

I promise that eating more through out the day, like a big breakfast will help. A lot of people restrict throughout the day and end up caving into their cravings at night and it turns into a binge!